''The Titan of Twilight'' is a fantasy novel by

Troy Denning Troy Denning is an American fantasy and science fiction author and game designer who has written more than two dozen novels. Background Denning grew up in the mountain town of Idaho Springs, Colorado. An avid reader of science fiction and fant ...

, set in the world of the

Forgotten Realms ''Forgotten Realms'' is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a ...

, and based on the ''

Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical Studies Rules ...

'' role-playing game. It is the third novel published in "The Twilight Giants" trilogy of novels. It was published in paperback in September 1995, with a paperback re-issue in October 2005.

Plot summary

The Titan of Twilight is a story involving the bastard child of Queen Brianna of Hartsvale, which becomes the cause of much bloodshed. The giants of the land believe the baby to be a Titan of Twilight, the last giant-kin descendant of Annam All-Father, creator of giant races. His coming is a prophecy the giant-kin believe, and they do everything they can so that Queen Brianna reaches the Twilight Vale. The child is supposedly to restore Ostoria, an ancient giant kingdom. The main protagonist, a firbolg by the name of Tavis Burdun and his friends fight to stop them.

Reception

Gideon Kibblewhite reviewed ''The Titan of Twilight'' for ''Arcane'' magazine, rating it a 6 out of 10 overall. He calls the novel "An enjoyable romp" noting that "The body count is extraordinarily high, with expendable soldiers and leading characters on all sides meeting all manner of gruesome deaths. Indeed, this is one of the book's strengths. The story begins with a vicious battle and thereafter a steady shower of lopped limbs keeps things ticking along nicely." He comments that "Troy Denning has great fun dishing up a variety of tricky problems and hideous monsters for our heroes to tackle as events roll towards a stunning finale where the legendary titan himself makes an appearance." Kibblewhite concludes the review by saying "Not one for the faint-hearted (you'll never win a fair lady either) but for the rest of us an above-average read."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Titan of Twilight 1995 novels Forgotten Realms novels